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Acting AG Blanche grilled over $1.776B fund for Trump allies & DOJ…

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Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche testified before a Senate subcommittee on the Justice Department’s proposed 2027 budget.

Blanche denied that the creation of a $1.776 billion fund to compensate Trump allies who claim they were targeted by the previous administration is unprecedented or unwarranted, as he testifies before a Senate appropriations panel.

0:00 Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) opens the hearing
2:57 Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) makes his opening statement
8:18 Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s opening statement
22:41 Sen. Van Hollen questions Blanche about compensation funds for Trump’s allies
1:13:23 Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) presses Blanche on the compensation fund and Epstein victims
2:05:36 Chairman Moran questions Blanche about the β€œanti-weaponization” fund

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